As a residence, Shining Star Kids ™ ranch facility, provides a safe, structured, and enjoyable place to live. Shining Star Ranch is situated in the Franz Valley above Calistoga and Santa Rosa. Neighbors include Safari West and Accommodations for the children in residence are modern and spacious, with educational/recreational equipment, appropriate computer programs and games, age and developmentally appropriate media access, access to the great outdoors, gardening, cooking, and resources as well as a full range of cultural activities. Shining Star Ranch provides Shining Star Kids organization with a facility to meet several urgent needs in our community.

As a recreational facility, the Ranch affords young people a place for after school recreation in a safe and structured environment. Here they can explore the out of doors and recreate indoors with age appropriate supervision.

Shining Star Ranch will make its excellent facilities available for a therapeutic program which seeks to optimize the growth and rehabilitation of youngsters in distress through theatrical and musical programs as well as.....

• Old pasture trail hikes through protected habitat
• Bird and wildlife photo safaris
• Children’s art and photography exhibits
• Water conservation on our own creek
• Steelhead migration and conservation
• Micro-eco systems: How the little guys make a living
• Organic gardening: The things that grow from tiny seeds
• Horsemanship: from the basics of grooming and care to riding
• Storytelling and daydreaming
• Children’s puppet theater